Guests include both candidates for Superior Court judge: Harry Walsh and Brad Bjelke; two Democratic candidates for California’s 26th Congressional District, Al Goldberg and David Cruz Thayne; Chief Strategy Officer for Dachis Group, Peter Kim; and Harvard Business School Professor Cynthia Montgomery.

Dan Frederickson is a Ventura businessman and serial entrepreneur. Until last year, he was Managing Director of OFFCO—the group that built, manages and maintains the newest office building in Ventura, 60 California Street. We discuss the building of 60 California Street and what it’s like to do business in Ventura.

Laurence Vincent believes branding lies at the heart of every great business. It is a strategic discipline that simplifies how people think about your organization, your products and your services. We discuss how smart companies live their brand promise and inspire customer loyalty from his book Brand Real.

Mitch Rothschild is a serial entrepreneur who’s started 6 web-based businesses. He’s created Vitals.com, a website where doctors are examined. We discuss his recent study on patient wait times and the impact the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) may have on the quality of healthcare.

Debra Benton is an internationally recognized communications and interpersonal relations expert. She coaches us on how to present ourselves using today’s technology as she teaches us how to act like a CEO online and offline from her book The Virtual Executive.

Harold Kwalwasser is the former General Counsel of the Los Angeles Unified School District. He knows something about remaking America’s schools for the 21st Century. We debate his solutions contained in his book Renewal.